this will be the first of three planning meeting of Liverpool's Scalarama 2019. Andy has kindly let us have it at Videoddysey which (if you don't know) is pretty close to the Anglican in Toxteth.
We are gearing up for our September celebration of cinema and we have already had some excellent ideas for film screenings. Don't worry if you didn't come to the first […]
Dare you sing SAW? Witness James Wan's horror classic spliced with live drag performances inspired by its goriest scenes, all to celebrate the launch of Scalarama's 2019 programme! Matchbox Cineclub […]
Scalarama Leeds Programme launch at the Brudenell Social Club The first screening in Leeds of a brand new doumentary that traces the history of the world's most iconic ska, reggae […]
Welcome one and all to the Scalarama Merseyside launch for 2019! We’ve got so many amazing film events on this September so let’s celebrate all our hard work and all […]
Commencing Scalarama Leeds 2019 is a deadly double bill of B-movies. Taking us into the early hours of September 1st is a film noir pairing featuring two of cinema’s most […]
Weird Weekend Cult Film Festival | 30/08-01/09/19 A weekend of strange and unseen cinema from around the world, showcasing orphans, outcasts and outliers, old and brand-new. Expect 12 films over […]
Radical Home Cinema is an experimental programming and exhibition event where film lovers invite you to watch films in their homes. This event aims to break down the boundaries between […]
Liverpool Radical Film Festival presents the curated series Cannibals and Carnivals: A brief history of Brazilian underground cinema: 1964-1971. The first selection is Brazil's first horror film- At Midnight I'll […]
Inspired by Ugandan Author Monica Arac de Nyeko’s 2007 Caine Prize-winning short storyJambula Tree, Wanuri Kahiu’s acclaimed Rafiki (meaning ‘friend’ in Swahili) is a tender love story about the blossoming […]
A sensorial and immersive trip into a teen’s psyche, Madeline’s Madeline boldly dissects mental health, racial tensions, and the vampiric relationship between identity and performance. Starring Miranda July, Molly Parker, […]
Winner of Best Screenplay at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, Italian writer-director Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy as Lazzaro is a beguiling and luminous magic realist fable which echoes the surrealist films […]
Agnès Varda brings New York counterculture to Los Angeles. In a rented house in the sun-soaked Hollywood Hills, a woman and two men, Viva, of Warhol Factory fame, and James […]
Exploring themes of identity and activism, with short films making a big impact! Get a closer look at the museums collections too.
Reel Tours is a cinematic adventure through the streets of Liverpool. Join us as we explore the city’s relationship with the silver screen, which dates from the latter days of […]
Reel Tours is a cinematic adventure through the streets of Liverpool. Join us as we explore the city’s relationship with the silver screen, which dates from the latter days of […]
Liverpool Radical Film Festival presents the curated series Cannibals and Carnivals: A brief history of Brazilian underground cinema: 1964-1971. The second offering of this collection is comedy Macunaima (Joaquim Pedro […]
Once again Scalarama is taking part in one of the most exciting fairs in Liverpool, the SAE'S freshers fair, a promotional platform for local services and businesses, celebrating the creative industries […]
Transition Liverpool presents a film night as part of their monthly cafe at Quakers Meeting House. Join them from 6.30pm for food with the film at 7pm. Free but donations […]
James Stewart and June Allyson star in a delightful biography of Glenn Miller, a talented young trombone player who became one of the most popular big-band leaders of all time. […]
Reel Tours is a cinematic adventure through the streets of Liverpool. Join us as we explore the city’s relationship with the silver screen, which dates from the latter days of […]
A programme of short films by directors Naoto Yamakawa, Nobuhiro Aihara and Toshio Matsumoto. The films, spanning from 1975 up until the mid '80s, range from abstract experimentalism to more […]
Seahorse (Jeanie Finlay, 2019) 1hr 31m Queer Classics and Matchbox Cineclub are delighted to screen Jeanie Finlay's documentary, Seahorse, the story of a dad who gave birth, which follows Freddy […]
The Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds is a Grade II listed cinema, built in 1914. Visitors can explore the beautiful auditorium of the historic cinema and learn lots of […]
On the night of December 2, 1966, Shirley Clarke and a tiny crew convened in her apartment at the Hotel Chelsea to make a film. There, for twelve straight hours […]
Liverpool Radical Film Festival presents the curated series Cannibals and Carnivals: A brief history of Brazilian underground cinema: 1964-1971. The final installment in this mini-series will be How Tasty was […]
Totally Fucked Up (Gregg Araki, 1993) 1hr 25m The Doom Generation (Gregg Araki, 1995) 1hr 30m Nowhere (Gregg Araki, 1997) 1hr 25m A rare opportunity to see Gregg Araki’s '90s […]
Liverpool Left Film Club screens Rosa Luxemburg (1986) Dir. Margarethe von Trotta Rosa Luxemburg was a towering figure on the revolutionary left of the German and Polish socialist movements. Born into […]
Alert!! #newrelease2019 As charming and funny as it is thought-provoking, Hail Satan? chronicles the extraordinary rise of one of the most colourful and controversial religious movements in American history, The Satanists. […]
The UK Premier of “El tren fantasma” (Ghost Train). Mexican Silent Film with Live Music performed by the pianist José María Serralde. About this Event “ caused an outstanding impression […]
84mins | Rated 15 | UK | Director: Eva Riley | Programmer: Fran Albrecht ‘Perfect 10’ tells the story of 14-year old Leigh (Frankie Box), a gymnast who struggles to […]
S'cuse me Laydeh! You are invited to the Scalarama X Red Carpet Launch Night! This year's Opening Party theme is Fashion in Film 👗🕺🏻🎬📸 and we're chuffed to be hosting […]
Join us for a night of cinematic magic at Nottingham Castle! Robin Wright and Cary Elwes star in this fairy tale adventure about a beautiful princess and the gallant hero […]
Works Social Presents… A screening of ‘Blade Runner - The Final Cut’ + film themed snacks and drinks on Thursday 9th September. Second up in this year's oh-so-eclectic ScalaramaX Film […]
A chilled afternoon into evening of art, music and film curated by the fabulous DirtyFilthySexy at Nottingham’s newest creative hub Fishergate Point. Beginning at 3pm with a pride sign making […]
Nonsuch Studios presents…. “Mother” a night of film and food on Thursday 16th September! As a part of the Scalarama festival, join them for an evening of South Korean food […]
The Carousel presents… A screening of: “Ahead of the Curve” on Thursday 23rd September. This new feature documentary is about the extraordinary woman who started Curve magazine, and by doing […]
If like us, you want to dress as your favourite Spice Girl and watch their movie on the big screen then we have just the event for you! Join us […]
The Loft Movie Theatre is proud to present a one-night special screening of James Cameron's science fiction action classic: The Terminator (1984) In the year 1984, Los Angeles college student […]
“The quartet of musicians, led by the pianist and composer Freddie Redd and the caustic-toned post-bop saxophonist Jackie McLean, perform brilliantly on-camera as they dramatize both the agonized wait and […]
Beatside presents: Dreamers & Rebels This is an event for the mad ones – those who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to dance, and mad to dream […]
“It’s a delightful, real-life version of Nick Hornby’s novel High Fidelity, a song of love, sadness and mortality with everyone involved doing it their way as they face the vinyl […]
Scalarama Leeds' first meeting of the year will also be a fundraiser for this year's film festival! If you have never put on a film screening and would like to […]
Step back in time with The Usherette and discover the lost and lasting cinemas of Brighton on this guided tour. Join The Usherette as she leads you through the town, […]
Presented by Fresh Perspectives Do The Right Thing / 1989 / 2hrs / Rated 18 It’s the hottest day of the summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, […]
Step back in time with The Usherette and discover the lost and lasting cinemas of Brighton on this guided tour. Join The Usherette as she leads you through the town, […]
Fabrica and Filmspot present a dance double bill as part of Scalarama 2024 this September. Two cult films to make you want to cut some rug, as day turns to […]
All of us hurt. All of us hope. All of us love. One night in his near-empty tower block in contemporary London, Adam has a chance encounter with a mysterious […]
A suggestion from one of our TOM’s Film Club audience members. Life is in their hands - Death is on their minds! The defense and the prosecution have rested and […]
Doors: 7.30pm Film: 8.00pm With the impending release of The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola's self financed 120 million dollar potential masterpiece / disaster-piece Megalopolis, and it's accompanying discussion / bizarre […]
When Will Ferrell finds out his close friend of 30 years is coming out as a trans woman, the two decide to embark on a cross-country road trip to process […]
Join us after the screening for a Q&A with director Iain Softley. In 1960, close friends Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff) and John Lennon (Ian Hart), along with bandmates Paul McCartney […]
Everybody dies, don’t they? But some come back… how do the dead come back, mother? Psychomania is a quintessential example of British B-movie sleaze. Byronic biker gang leader Tom […]
In the 23rd century, a spacecraft travels to the distant planet Altair IV to discover the fate of a group of scientists sent there decades earlier. When Commander John J. […]
Doors: 7.30pm Start: 8.00pm Yes, that's right, we are using the original title. Drive Away Dykes or as it was stupidly re-christened by the movie studio, Drive Away Dolls […]
